After an 8 week hiatus, TOM Talks is back! Tom opens the episode explaining where the podcast has been, and then welcomes in his mom, Michele, to recap the past 8 weeks (1:30). Then, Tom and Michele go into America's favorite segment, #MotherKnowsBest, where Michele fields listener questions from social media (15:14). In the segment, she gives an impassioned rant about her thoughts on the 2016 Presidential Election results (17:20), and talks about which of her children she would rather be trapped on a desert island with (33:10). Tom is then joined by Ben Volin of The Boston Globe for this week's #PatsChat (37:51). Song of the Week: "Welcome Back" by Mase (59:19).